arbeid

Meaning

1. (masculine, uncountable) labour, work
2. (masculine, uncountable) work

Concepts

work

labour

job

business

employment

occupation

toil

labor

task

effort

accomplishment

achievement

feat

line

operation

travail

enterprise

endeavor

activity

duty

occupations

professions

place

position

procedure

profession

pursuits

company

career

tool bit

use

venture

vocation

vocations

calling

📲

line of work

function

hard work

exercitation

Synonyms

werk

baan

🛣️

emplooi

karwei

beroep

vak

prestatie

werkgelegenheid

betrekking

professie

streven

taak

werken

werkkring

bedrijf

bedrijfstak

bedrijvigheid

moeite

onderneming

opdracht

poging

procedure

Hyphenated as

ar‧beid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑrbɛi̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: arbeit

Inherited from Old Dutch: arbeit

In summary

From Middle Dutch arbeit, from Old Dutch arbeid, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz.

Sentences

Arbeidsinspecteurs zullen het zwart werken , dat een plaag voor wettige arbeid is , kunnen aanpakken .

Labour inspectorates will be able to deal with unregistered labour, which is the scourge of legitimate employment.